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Jeff Bridges joins Kyle Meredith to speak about Sluggish Magic: 1977–1978, a long-lost batch of recordings from his late ’70s jam periods that’s lastly getting its debut on Record Store Day by way of Gentle within the Attic. Hearken to the episode above or wherever you get your podcasts.
“It was tough, crammed with clams,” Bridges laughs of these once-lost tapes. “However they liked it.” What began as informal improv nights amongst mates changed into full-blown songwriting periods, with Bridges tapping right into a dreamy, doo-wop-adjacent sound that also feels magical almost 50 years later.
Bridges additionally displays on working with legends like Burgess Meredith — who contributes a spoken phrase piece to the album — and the way songwriting usually intersects along with his performing profession. He recollects writing music impressed by Loopy Coronary heart, fantasizing a couple of King Kong sequel, and even jamming with Bob Dylan on the set of Masked and Nameless. “He knocked on my trailer and stated, ‘You wanna choose?’” Bridges grins. “My fingers have been shaking.”
Trying forward, the Oscar winner teases new initiatives with Terry Gilliam and the upcoming Tron: Ares, whereas leaving the door open for future music. “I don’t know what’s subsequent,” he says, guitar subsequent to him. “I simply choose it up, see what occurs.”
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